TAB the Band
Encyclopedia
TAB the Band is an American
indie rock
band from Duxbury, Massachusetts
. Formed in December 2006, the group consisted of brothers Adrian Perry (lead vocals/bass) and Tony Perry (guitar), and Ben Tileston (drums). In August 2008, Lou Jannetty (rhythm guitar) joined the band. Adrian and Tony are the sons of Joe Perry
, the lead guitarist of hard rock band Aerosmith
.
, who has worked with artists such as Beck
, Pete Yorn
and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
. Bought and Sold is in the MLB2K11 video game soundtrack, is the theme song to ESPN's Page 2 Podcast, and was featured in MTV’s “If You Really Knew Me.” In November 2009, TAB the Band released the second single off Zoo Noises titled "Old Folks Home," and in January 2010, the third single "She Said No (I Love You)", both also mixed by Ken Andrews. TAB the Band's third LP 'Zoo Noises' was released in January 2010, and includes tracks mixed by the likes of Grammy-winning Producer Paul Ebersold.
In June 2007, TAB the Band toured the UK with Dinosaur Jr. and Rose Hill Drive
.
In August 2008, Stone Temple Pilots
and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
invited TAB the Band to open STP's tour. TAB the Band has also toured with The Answer
in the UK, and has played gigs with the likes of Modest Mouse
(including a show at Terminal 5
in NYC), The Little Death (featuring Moby
), Scott Weiland
, and Art Brut.".
In March 2009 TAB the Band performed at the Road to Africa benefit with State Radio. And in June 2009 TAB the Band headlined "Thursday Nite Live at John Varvatos 315 Bowery Presents: TAB the Band," at fashion designer John Varvatos'
315 Bowery store, which was formerly CBGBs. In October 2009, TAB the Band played an official CMJ Music Marathon
showcase with Black Taxi and Bryan Scary and The Shredding Tears. In November 2009, TAB the Band performed "She Said No (I Love You)" on FOX's Fearless Music
. In January 2010, TAB the Band played their 'Zoo Noises' record release show at NYC's famed Bowery Ballroom, and played an acoustic set live at Rolling Stone
which was featured at RollingStone.com and on Rolling Stone's iTunes video podcast. In March 2010, TAB the Band opened for Stone Temple Pilots at SXSW and at STP's Midwest shows. And in June 2010, TAB the Band toured the UK playing Download Festival at Donington Park, Olympia Theatre in Dublin with Stone Temple Pilots, O2 Arena in London, Brixton Academy in London with Stone Temple Pilots, and a headline show at Water Rats in London. And from August through September 2010, TAB the Band supported Stone Temple Pilots
, Cage the Elephant
, and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
in the US and Canada, supported Slash
at Terminal 5 NYC and in Boston and played the ABC/ESPN Monday Night Football Tailgate Concert at Sun Life Stadium in Miami (Dolphins vs. Patriots).
TAB the Band performed at Lollapalooza 2011 and Mountain Jam 2011
. Major festivals that TAB the Band has played include the Hyde Park Calling Festival in London in June 2007 (lineup included Chris Cornell
and Jet
), Download Festival 2010 (lineup included AC/DC
, Stone Temple Pilots
, and Slash
), CMJ
2007, SXSW 2008 and 2010, CMJ 2009, and the Rock the Ink Festival at the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island in October 2008. In December 2008, TAB the Band opened for Scott Weiland's solo band at the WBCN Xmas Rave at Showcase Live in Foxboro
.
TAB the Band has performed live on major TV and radio stations such as FOX, WRXP with Matt Pinfield, Q104.3 with Jonathan Clarke, WPIX 11, DC101, Breakthru Radio and WBCN, WFNX
, and WAAF's
Bay State Rock in Boston, and has been spun on the Howard Stern Show
and SIRIUS XM's AltNation and The Underground Garage. In June 2010 Little Steven selected "Run Away" as "the coolest song in the world" to be featured on The Underground Garage.
(featured tracks "A Girl Like You," "Antitrust"” and “Backseat Lover”, HBO's Entourage
(featured track Looking Pretty, Pretty), CSI: NY
(featured track Masked Bandit), The Riches
, MTV’s 10 on Top, MTV's My Life as Liz, Wetv’s Sunset Daze, and to Fuel TV
and Reese’s Pieces, as well as the MLB2K11 video game, and SONY's SWAT: Firefight film (featured track "On Course").
TAB the Band's first video for the "Where She Was on Monday" was featured by MTV's
college channel mtvU
. "In May 2009, TAB the Band hosted an episode of mtvU's "Dean's List." TAB the Band's second video for "She Said No (I Love You)" premiered exclusively on AOL's Spinner.com worldwide in June 2010. Both music videos have been featured by JBTV Chicago.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band from Duxbury, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. Formed in December 2006, the group consisted of brothers Adrian Perry (lead vocals/bass) and Tony Perry (guitar), and Ben Tileston (drums). In August 2008, Lou Jannetty (rhythm guitar) joined the band. Adrian and Tony are the sons of Joe Perry
Joe Perry
Joe Perry may refer to:*Joe Perry *Joe Perry **Joe Perry *Joe Perry...
, the lead guitarist of hard rock band Aerosmith
Aerosmith
Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many...
.
History
TAB the Band's The Xmass EP was released in March 2007, followed by The 34% Louder EP in June 2007. Pulling Out Just Enough to Win, the band's first LP, was released in January 2008 and received 3.5 stars from Rolling Stone. And the Long Weekend LP was released in August 2008. In October 2009, TAB the Band released "Bought and Sold," the first single off of the band's third LP, Zoo Noises. "Bought and Sold," was mixed by Producer Ken AndrewsKen Andrews
Ken Andrews is an American musician and producer, based out of Los Angeles, California.Andrews was born in Seattle, Washington, and attended film school in Los Angeles before his band Failure received a record deal from Slash Records.He was the co-founder, lead vocalist, guitarist, and...
, who has worked with artists such as Beck
Beck
Beck Hansen is an American musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, known by the stage name Beck...
, Pete Yorn
Pete Yorn
Peter Joseph Yorn is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist who first gained international recognition after his debut record, Musicforthemorningafter, was released to critical acclaim in 2001.-Early history:Yorn's father is a dentist and his mother is a former concert pianist who worked as a...
and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, now based in Los Angeles. BRMC is known for their garage rock, blues, folk revival, neo-psychedelia sound. They are influenced by bands such as: The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Verve, The Rolling Stones, Oasis, T...
. Bought and Sold is in the MLB2K11 video game soundtrack, is the theme song to ESPN's Page 2 Podcast, and was featured in MTV’s “If You Really Knew Me.” In November 2009, TAB the Band released the second single off Zoo Noises titled "Old Folks Home," and in January 2010, the third single "She Said No (I Love You)", both also mixed by Ken Andrews. TAB the Band's third LP 'Zoo Noises' was released in January 2010, and includes tracks mixed by the likes of Grammy-winning Producer Paul Ebersold.
In June 2007, TAB the Band toured the UK with Dinosaur Jr. and Rose Hill Drive
Rose Hill Drive
Rose Hill Drive is an American rock band. The group is often aligned with other innovators in the revival of traditional hard rock and early metal–psychedelic...
.
In August 2008, Stone Temple Pilots
Stone Temple Pilots
Stone Temple Pilots is an American rock band from San Diego, California that consists of Scott Weiland , brothers Robert DeLeo and Dean DeLeo , and Eric Kretz ....
and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, now based in Los Angeles. BRMC is known for their garage rock, blues, folk revival, neo-psychedelia sound. They are influenced by bands such as: The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Verve, The Rolling Stones, Oasis, T...
invited TAB the Band to open STP's tour. TAB the Band has also toured with The Answer
The Answer (band)
The Answer are a Northern Irish hard rock and blues-rock band from Newcastle and Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. They have achieved success with their debut album Rise selling in excess of 30,000 copies in the UK & Europe, 10,000 on day one in Japan and 100,000 worldwide.-Lineup:*Cormac...
in the UK, and has played gigs with the likes of Modest Mouse
Modest Mouse
Modest Mouse is an American indie rock band formed in 1993 in Issaquah, Washington, by singer/lyricist/guitarist Isaac Brock, drummer Jeremiah Green, and bassist Eric Judy. They are based in Portland, Oregon. Since their 1996 debut album, This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think...
(including a show at Terminal 5
Terminal 5 (venue)
Terminal 5 is a New York City music venue in Hell's Kitchen, located at 610 West 56th Street, west of 11th Avenue. It has a multi-level event site with five distinct room environments. It has a capacity of 3,000 people....
in NYC), The Little Death (featuring Moby
Moby
Richard Melville Hall , better known by his stage name Moby, is an American musician, DJ, and photographer. He is known mainly for his sample-based electronic music and his outspoken liberal political views, including his support of veganism and animal rights.Moby gained attention in the early...
), Scott Weiland
Scott Weiland
Scott Weiland is an American musician, lyricist, and vocalist, most notable for his work with Grammy Award-winning rock band Stone Temple Pilots. Weiland is also known for his five-year career with supergroup Velvet Revolver as well as his own solo career...
, and Art Brut.".
In March 2009 TAB the Band performed at the Road to Africa benefit with State Radio. And in June 2009 TAB the Band headlined "Thursday Nite Live at John Varvatos 315 Bowery Presents: TAB the Band," at fashion designer John Varvatos'
John Varvatos
John Varvatos is an American contemporary high fashion menswear designer.- Biography :The Varvatos family are originally from the small village of Poulata on the Greek island of Cefalonia. John Varvatos was born in Detroit and grew up in Allen Park, a Downriver community situated south of the city...
315 Bowery store, which was formerly CBGBs. In October 2009, TAB the Band played an official CMJ Music Marathon
CMJ Music Marathon
CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival is put on by CMJ Network. CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival 2010 is scheduled for October 19–23 and will be headquartered at New York University and other downtown NYC venues.- History :...
showcase with Black Taxi and Bryan Scary and The Shredding Tears. In November 2009, TAB the Band performed "She Said No (I Love You)" on FOX's Fearless Music
Fearless Music
Fearless Music is a musical showcase filmed in New York City, NY featuring bands that are on the cusp of the mainstream and indie rock circuits. The word "fearless" refers to the show taking a chance on musicians that other mainstream media would be afraid to promote.The show started and currently...
. In January 2010, TAB the Band played their 'Zoo Noises' record release show at NYC's famed Bowery Ballroom, and played an acoustic set live at Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
which was featured at RollingStone.com and on Rolling Stone's iTunes video podcast. In March 2010, TAB the Band opened for Stone Temple Pilots at SXSW and at STP's Midwest shows. And in June 2010, TAB the Band toured the UK playing Download Festival at Donington Park, Olympia Theatre in Dublin with Stone Temple Pilots, O2 Arena in London, Brixton Academy in London with Stone Temple Pilots, and a headline show at Water Rats in London. And from August through September 2010, TAB the Band supported Stone Temple Pilots
Stone Temple Pilots
Stone Temple Pilots is an American rock band from San Diego, California that consists of Scott Weiland , brothers Robert DeLeo and Dean DeLeo , and Eric Kretz ....
, Cage the Elephant
Cage the Elephant
Cage the Elephant is an American rock band from Bowling Green, Kentucky, that formed in mid-2006. Since their formation, the band has gained a large following in the US as well as the UK and Canada for their sound and their high-energy live performances. The band released their self-titled debut...
, and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, now based in Los Angeles. BRMC is known for their garage rock, blues, folk revival, neo-psychedelia sound. They are influenced by bands such as: The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Verve, The Rolling Stones, Oasis, T...
in the US and Canada, supported Slash
Slash (musician)
Saul Hudson , known by his stage name Slash, is a British-American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the former lead guitarist of the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. During his later years with Guns N'...
at Terminal 5 NYC and in Boston and played the ABC/ESPN Monday Night Football Tailgate Concert at Sun Life Stadium in Miami (Dolphins vs. Patriots).
TAB the Band performed at Lollapalooza 2011 and Mountain Jam 2011
Mountain Jam (festival)
Mountain Jam is a three-day music festival in upstate New York, held at the world class Hunter Mountain ski resort the weekend after Memorial Day. In its short history, Mountain Jam has become one of the top music festivals in the U.S. and the premier festival in the Northeast. Rolling Stone...
. Major festivals that TAB the Band has played include the Hyde Park Calling Festival in London in June 2007 (lineup included Chris Cornell
Chris Cornell
Chris Cornell is an American rock musician best known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for Soundgarden and as the former lead vocalist for Audioslave. He is also known for his numerous solo works and soundtrack contributions since 1998...
and Jet
Jet (band)
Jet are an Australian rock band formed in 2001 while attending St Bede's College Mentone in Melbourne, . The band consists of lead guitarist Cameron Muncey, bassist Mark Wilson, and brothers Nic and Chris Cester on vocals/rhythm guitar and drums respectively...
), Download Festival 2010 (lineup included AC/DC
AC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
, Stone Temple Pilots
Stone Temple Pilots
Stone Temple Pilots is an American rock band from San Diego, California that consists of Scott Weiland , brothers Robert DeLeo and Dean DeLeo , and Eric Kretz ....
, and Slash
Slash (musician)
Saul Hudson , known by his stage name Slash, is a British-American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the former lead guitarist of the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. During his later years with Guns N'...
), CMJ
CMJ Music Marathon
CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival is put on by CMJ Network. CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival 2010 is scheduled for October 19–23 and will be headquartered at New York University and other downtown NYC venues.- History :...
2007, SXSW 2008 and 2010, CMJ 2009, and the Rock the Ink Festival at the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island in October 2008. In December 2008, TAB the Band opened for Scott Weiland's solo band at the WBCN Xmas Rave at Showcase Live in Foxboro
Foxborough, Massachusetts
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 16,246 people, 6,141 households, and 4,396 families residing in the town. The population density was 809.1 people per square mile . There were 6,299 housing units at an average density of 313.7 per square mile...
.
TAB the Band has performed live on major TV and radio stations such as FOX, WRXP with Matt Pinfield, Q104.3 with Jonathan Clarke, WPIX 11, DC101, Breakthru Radio and WBCN, WFNX
WFNX
WFNX is a New England commercial alternative rock radio station. The station began broadcasting on Monday, April 11, 1983. It was one of the first American commercial stations to play alternative rock and has become a leading radio station for breaking new alternative music.WFNX broadcasts on 101.7...
, and WAAF's
WAAF (FM)
WAAF is a Boston, Massachusetts, area commercial Album Oriented Rock/Active rock radio station that mixes music that is popular in the modern rock, heavy metal and classic rock genres....
Bay State Rock in Boston, and has been spun on the Howard Stern Show
Howard Stern Show
The Howard Stern Show is an American radio show hosted by its namesake Howard Stern. It gained wide recognition in the 1990s when it was nationally syndicated on terrestrial radio from 1986 to 2005...
and SIRIUS XM's AltNation and The Underground Garage. In June 2010 Little Steven selected "Run Away" as "the coolest song in the world" to be featured on The Underground Garage.
Media
TAB the Band's music has been licensed to such shows as MTV's Jersey ShoreJersey Shore (TV series)
Jersey Shore is an American reality television series that premiered on MTV on December 3, 2009 in the United States. The series follows the lives of eight housemates spending their summer at the Jersey Shore in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Season 2 followed the cast escaping the cold northeast...
(featured tracks "A Girl Like You," "Antitrust"” and “Backseat Lover”, HBO's Entourage
Entourage (TV series)
Entourage is an American comedy-drama television series that premiered on HBO on July 18, 2004 and concluded on September 11, 2011, after eight seasons...
(featured track Looking Pretty, Pretty), CSI: NY
CSI: NY
CSI: NY is an American police procedural television series that premiered on September 22, 2004, on CBS. The show follows the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers as they unveil the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths as well as other crimes...
(featured track Masked Bandit), The Riches
The Riches
The Riches is an FX television series, which originally ran from March 15, 2007 to April 29, 2008, and starred Eddie Izzard and Minnie Driver.-History:...
, MTV’s 10 on Top, MTV's My Life as Liz, Wetv’s Sunset Daze, and to Fuel TV
Fuel TV
Fuel TV is a U.S. cable and satellite specialty channel that launched on July 1, 2003. It focuses on the cultures of such extreme sports as skateboarding, snowboarding, wakeboarding, motocross, surfing, BMX and FMX. It is a unit of Fox Cable Networks and is currently available to 26-million...
and Reese’s Pieces, as well as the MLB2K11 video game, and SONY's SWAT: Firefight film (featured track "On Course").
TAB the Band's first video for the "Where She Was on Monday" was featured by MTV's
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
college channel mtvU
MtvU
mtvU is a division of Viacom's MTV Networks which produces a 24-hour television channel that is available on more than 750 college and university campuses across the United States, as well as several digital cable packages...
. "In May 2009, TAB the Band hosted an episode of mtvU's "Dean's List." TAB the Band's second video for "She Said No (I Love You)" premiered exclusively on AOL's Spinner.com worldwide in June 2010. Both music videos have been featured by JBTV Chicago.
Discography
- Zoo Noises LP (January 2010, North Street Records)
- Long Weekend LP (August 2008, North Street Records)
- Pulling Out Just Enough to Win LP (January 2008, North Street Records)
- The 34% Louder EP (June 2007, North Street Records)
- The Xmass EP (March 2007, North Street Records)